Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 12 THPT cấp thành phố (TP Hồ Chí Minh) môn Tiếng Anh năm học 2019-2020 Mã A480731

SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THPT CẤP THÀNH PHỐ

TP HỒ CHÍ MINH KHÓA THI NGÀY: 10-6-2020 – NĂM HỌC: 2019-2020

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Đề này gồm 4 trang

PART ONE. Multiple choice (20 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence. 1. Unemployment _______ steadily since the huge increase of oil prices.

A. rises B. has risen C. has been rising D. is rising 2. By this time next week, I _______ well have left for Sydney.

A. can B. could C. should D. might as 3. _______ to be too many obstacles to stamping out conflicts between nations.

A. It is thought B. There is thought C. There are thought D. They are thought 4. You know your hair really wants _______.

A. to cut it B. to be cutting C. being cut D. cutting 5. My uncle has _______ of planting flowers.

A. an extensive knowledge B. the extensive knowledge C. extensive knowledges D. the extensive knowledges 6. That Masters course, _______ in 2015, is no longer taught at that college.

A. on which I took B. that I took C. I took D. which I took 7. Peter was deported on account of his expired visa. He _______ it renewed.

A. needn’t have had B. should have had C. must have had D. wouldn’t have had 8. The environmentalists suggest that cars _______ from the city centers.

A. should banned B. may as well ban C. be banned D. had better to be banned 9. I wish young motorists _______ ride their bikes more carefully!

A. might B. could C. would D. should 10. _______ turned the corner when one of the back wheels came off.

A. No sooner had the vanB. Not until had the van C. Hardly had the van D. Not only had the van 11. There’s always a lot of office work to _______ after the holiday.

A. take over from B. get away with C. catch up with D. set out on 12. After he had finished his medical course, he _______ research into the causes of heart disease.

A. did B. made C. took D. followed 13. The bank robber was described by the police _______ dark-haired and in his twenties.

A. for B. as C. like D. with 14. The students are carrying out their first project on drug _______.

A. harassment B. affection C. addict D. abuse 15. A former policeman was _______ in many serious crimes.

A. accused B. connected C. corrupted D. implicated 16. Vietnam is a country which is ethnically _______.

A. alternative B. diverse C. different D. variable 17. What’s your _______ toward sex education? What are your pros and cons?

A. idea B. vision C. reaction D. attitude 18. After my explanation, she still had a slightly _______ look on her face.

A. surprising B. puzzled C. confusing D. interested 19. You are too clever _______ to have corrected the teacher like that.

A. by far B. by half C. by yourself D. by and by 20. Her English has come on _______ this term.

A. in leaps and bounds B. in all shapes and sizes C. way over the top D. at her wits’ end PART TWO. Word forms (40 pts) A. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank. (20 pts) 1. She has great _______ in medical matters. (expert) 2. We need to keep an eye on what they see on the net because they are _______ teenagers. (impress) 3. His social _______ results in his being unable to make new friends. (inept)

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